Monthly Archives: May 2010

Gjon Mili, Duke Ellington, piano, 1943 Trained as an engineer and self-taught in photography, Gjon Mili came to the United States in 1923 and became a Life photographer in 1938. In his field Mili was renowned for his pioneering work … Continue reading →

Carl Mydans, [Young man playing guitar in the stockade, Tule Lake Internment Camp, Newell, California], 1944 Caption published in Life, March 20, 1944 issue: What it feels like to be a prisoner is shown in expression of this young Japanese … Continue reading →

PM Daily, January 19, 1945, p. 13 (photo by John De Biase) PM Daily, January 19, 1945, p. 13 (text by Natalie Davies and photo by John De Biase) About two years before Louie Hardin became Moondog (in memory of … Continue reading →